A man held shop workers at knifepoint before running off with cash and bottles of alcohol.

The incident took place around 6am on Saturday, July 22, at a service station in Park Road, in the Stapleton area of the city. Details were ervealed today as police launched an appeal for witnesses to the incident.

The robber, wearing dark clothing, used a knife to threaten staff, before running off with cash and several bottles of booze.

He left the scene in an old-style red Volkswagen Polo, which was later found by officers abandoned in the Snuff Mills area.

Park Road in Stapleton, with the petrol station on the left

After leaving the car behind, the robber is thought to have then made off on foot, towards either Oldbury Court or Stoke Park.